Hmh, I really wouldn't want to go back to my 20's or - god forbid - my teenage. For me life started making some remote sense when I turned 30, and although there have of course been ups and dows, on average life's been getting steadily better and better after that. Turning 38 in a month and a change, and things outside and inside are just getting more and more chill year by year. Some time ago we talked with a pal who's 10 years older than me about how much more fun it is to be of this massively advanced age. You just don't give a shit about as many things. Stuff that would've mortified us in our early 20's is just now in a "meh, who gives a toss" category. Other peoples' opinions and shit like that just seems to go into much better perspective.

Yeah, to be honest I'm 28 and never felt like shit was starting to come together until I was about 25-26. Really looking forward to my 30s and frankly I'm looking forward to being all old and wrinkly in my 70s.

Anyways, here's me about an hour after a weird moment (see Open Mic thread)

Both of our kids had their first ever t-ball practices this week, so I busted to old baseball cap out. They both had fun and want to keep going, contrary to at least half of what they said or how they acted when we were going to and during each practice, so we'll call it a win. On a fun side note, I am brutally aware of how previously broken my nose looks in this picture for some reason, though maybe it is because it was by a baseball.